Cryer continues hot streak as Cougars cruise at home
L.J. Cryer scored a season-high 24 points and J’Wan Roberts added 13 as No. 6 UH beat Montana 79-44 on Friday at Fertitta Center.
Cryer finished 9-of-16 from the floor, including 5-of-12 on 3-pointers. He has scored in double figures in six straight games.
Jamal Shead had 13 points and seven assists. He became the seventh Houston player to surpass 500 career assists.
The Cougars (7-0) shot 47%, including 7-of-24 on 3-pointers.
NO. 19 FAU 96
NO. 12 TEXAS A&M 89
Johnell Davis scored 26 points and Alijah Martin added 25 as the Owls topped the Aggies in a semifinal at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmiee, Fla.
NO. 13 BAYLOR 95 FLORIDA 91
RayJ Dennis had 24 points and eight assists to lead the Bears to a win over the Gators in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
UC IRVINE 83, RICE 68
Justin Hohn’s 18 points and nine rebounds helped the Anteaters take down the Owls in the Ball Dawgs Classic.
OKLAHOMA STATE 92 HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 65
Reserve Mike Marsh scored 14 points while shooting 6-for-9 as the Cowboys rolled over the Huskies.
NO. 5 CONNECTICUT 90 MANHATTAN 60
Tristen Newtown recorded his third career triple-double as the host Huskies topped the Jaspers to win their 23rd consecutive nonconference game.
NO. 9 DUKE 80 SOUTHERN INDIANA 62
Kyle Filipowski had 21 points and 14 rebounds while the Blue Devils waited until the second
half to push ahead for good in a win against the pesky Screaming Eagles.
OHIO STATE 92 NO. 17 ALABAMA 81
Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 29 points as the Buckeyes held back the Razorbacks’ prolific offense in the upset win in a semifinal of the Emerald Coast Classic.
OKLAHOMA 72
NO. 23 SOUTHERN CAL 70
Otega Oweh tipped in Javian McCollum’s missed jumper with 1.4 seconds left to give the Sooners a thrilling victory over the Trojans in the championship game of the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational.
Women
ALABAMA 78
NO. 20 LOUISVILLE 73
Sarah Ashlee Barker led the Crimson Tide with 18 points and Aaliyah Nye scored the goahead basket in the final minute to lead her team to an upset of the Cardinals at the Betty Chancellor Classic in Katy.
GONZAGA 102, LIBERTY 59
Kayleigh Truong poured in a game-high 25
points to lead the Bulldogs to a lopsided win over the Flames on the first day of the Betty Chancellor Classic.
TULSA 90 ARK.-PINE BLUFF 79 (OT)
Temira Poindexter scored 32 points in 37 minutes and hauled in six rebounds to pace the Golden Hurricane to a hard-fought win over the Golden Lions in the Betty Chancellor Classic.
NO. 25 MISSISSIPPI STATE 81
CLEMSON 78
Darrione Rogers made two key free throws to put the game on ice as the Bulldogs outlasted the Tigers at the Van Chancellor Classic.
NO. 12 TEXAS 101 HIGH POINT 39
Shaylee Gonzales led the way with 15 points and was one of six players in double digits for the Longhorns in a lopsided win over the Panthers in the Paradise Jam.
NO. 2 UCLA 78
NO. 6 CONNECTICUT 67
Kiki Rice scored 24 points as the Bruins held off the Huskies in the Cayman Islands Classic.